Discover a range of tools, programs and resources that are available to assist with you starting, growing and succeeding in your own business venture as a Veteran, Reservist, and Active Duty Military Personnel.

Review a list of FAQs posed by other military personnel that deal with starting, funding and growing a business, and learn about associated available resources that exist to help you at each stage of your business development.

What if there were no limits to your ability to conceptualize, launch and succeed at owning your own business? As a veteran, reservist or active member in the U.S. military, that opportunity exists today and you can participate. It's easy, it's on the web and you'll have help along the way from an experienced virtual business adviser. Learn more >>

OVBD is dedicated to serving veteran entrepreneurs by formulating, executing and promoting policies and programs to assist veterans in starting and developing small business ventures. SBA District Offices can help you prepare and plan for your entrepreneurial adventure, as well as provide direction for becoming a certified disabled veteran business enterprise. Find your nearest representative.

From service to start-up, this three-step training program is offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as an elective track within the Department of Defense's revised Training Assistance Program called Transition Goals, Plans, Success (Transition GPS). The program provides valuable assistance to transitioning service members who are exploring self-employment opportunities by leading them through the key steps for evaluating business concepts and the foundational knowledge required for developing a business plan.

American Corporate Partners (ACP) is a nationwide mentoring program dedicated to helping veterans transition from the armed services to the civilian workforce through mentoring, career counseling, and networking with professionals from some of America's finest corporations and select universities. ACP is not a jobs program, but a tool for networking and long-term career development.

Discover and connect with thousands of FREE business assistance resources. Search by type of help needed or by type of agency, by state and by your local community. Select the program or individual most suited to help you with your particular business interest or need.

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Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities

The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) is an educational program that offers cutting-edge training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 military veterans disabled as a result of their service to our country. The intent of the EBV is to open the door to entrepreneurship and small business ownership to our veterans, by developing competencies in accounting, human resources, marketing, advertising, financing, small business law, government contracts, and business planning. This program is entirely without cost to the veteran, including travel, lodging, meals, and all program costs, yet requires meeting specific eligibility requirements and submitting a formal application.

The Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) is a program office within the Department's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Utilization (OSDBU) that assists veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) in registering and pursuing government contract opportunities.

"Knowledge Institute is a philanthropic organization and convener of entrepreneurial talent that specializes in economic and small business development. Recognized by the US Small Business Administration (SBA), Government agencies, Fortune 500 Companies and other industry experts as leaders in small business communication and education, the Institute established, for the first time, a centralized place where all individuals go to learn about and connect with free entrepreneurial assistance programs and high value goods, services and technologies. Institute networks support start-up, home office, small and medium-sized
businesses in all 50 United States and internationally."

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